Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quote Share via Email Print this Page [681-700] of 769 Politics quotesPolitics QuotesPolitics Previous 20 quotes Next 20 quotes An important art of politcians is to find new names for institutions which under old names have become odious to the public.~ Talleyrand Freedom does not always win. This is one of the bitterest lessons of history.~ A. J. P. Taylor Liberty, human dignity, a higher standard of living is fundamental. And, steadily, I think, people are beginning to realise that you don't have those things unless you have a pretty large private enterprise sector. Any Iron Curtain country has neither liberty, nor a very high standard of living. The two things go, economic and political freedom, go together. I've been right in the forefront of saying that, here, in the States, and it's very interesting to me now, to see a number of articles from people who are taking up the same theme. They are disturbed that Socialism is reducing liberty and freedom for ordinary people, and that's really what matters.~ Margaret Thatcher The American people will never knowingly adopt Socialism. But under the name of 'liberalism' they will adopt every fragment of the Socialist program, until one day America will be a Socialist nation, without knowing how it happened.~ Norman Thomas After two years in Washington, I often long for the realism and sincerity of Hollywood.~ Fred Thompson If you see a man approaching you with the obvious intent of doing you good, you should run for your life.~ Henry David Thoreau Trade and commerce, if they were not made of Indian rubber, would never manage to bounce over the obstacles which legislators are continually putting in their way.~ Henry David Thoreau Nelson Rockefeller was in the forefront of the struggle to establish not only an American system of political and economic security but a new world order.~ New York Times The last stage but one of every civilisation, is characterised by the forced political unification of its constituent parts, into a single greater whole.~ Arnold J. Toynbee It is a known fact that the policies of the government today, whether Republican or Democrat are closer to the 1932 platform of the Communist Party than they are to either of their own party platforms in that critical year.~ Walter Trohan As against the "invisible hand" of Adam Smith, there has to be a visible hand of politicians whose objective is to have the kind of society that is caring and humane.~ Pierre Trudeau It's an old political trick: "If you can't convince 'em, confuse 'em." But this time it won't work.~ Harry S. Truman You can't get rich in politics unless you're a crook.~ Harry S. Truman If you cannot convince them, confuse them.~ Harry S. Truman Whenever you have an efficient government you have a dictatorship.~ Harry S. Truman Politics is war without bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed.~ Mao Tse-Tung No man’s life, liberty or property are safe while the Legislature is in session.~ Gideon J. Tucker We must not allow ourselves to become like the system we oppose. We cannot afford to use methods of which we will be ashamed when we look back, when we say, '...we shouldn't have done that.' We must remember, my friends, that we have been given a wonderful cause. The cause of freedom! And you and I must be those who will walk with heads held high. We will say, 'We used methods that can stand the harsh scrutiny of history.'~ Bishop Desmond Tutu Few things are more irritating than when someone who is wrong is also very effective in making his point.~ Mark Twain We are discreet sheep; we wait to see how the drove is going, and then go with the drove. We have two opinions: one private, which we are afraid to express; and another one - the one we use - which we force ourselves to wear to please Mrs. Grundy, until habit makes us comfortable in it, and the custom of defending it presently makes us love it, adore it, and forget how pitifully we came by it. Look at it in politics.~ Mark Twain Previous 20 quotes Next 20 quotes Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print